IN THIS ISSUE:

1. Newest Members, Business After Hours Recap

2. Chamber Calendar of Events; Business After

Hours; Puttin’ On Pekin

3. Marigold Sponsors

4. Marigold Festival

5. Ribbon Cuttings

6. Marigold Festival Women’s Golf Outing

7. Member Announcements

8. Save the Dates

9. Chamber Board and Ambassadors

10. Membership Renewals

Welcome to Our Newest Member

Tower Loan 1019 Derby St., Pekin, IL 61554

(309) 346-4013

www.towerloan.com

Ashley Young, Local Manager

Tower Loan, a privately-owned finance company, operates

more than 170 branch offices in Mississippi, Missouri,

Illinois, Alabama and Louisiana. The company is regarded

as one of the largest and most progressive independent

finance companies in the nation.

Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar 3540 Court St., Pekin, IL 61554

(309)353-3988

www.bloominapple.com

Steve Hogue, Jr., General Manager

Applebee's is the largest casual dining chain in the world.

They take pride in having a friendly, welcoming

neighborhood environment for our staff and guests.

Applebee's offers a fun, family restaurant with a kid-friendly

children's menu. They also have a variety of grilled food,

American food, Mexican food, and healthy meals.

Gro Up

221 N. 5th St., Pekin, IL 61554

(309)349-4407

www.groupgardening.webs.com

Nathan Schmidgall, Owner

Gro Up is an indoor/outdoor gardening supply store. They

specialize in hydroponics and organic gardening.

August 2013

CHAMBER CONNECTION Established 1893. We create opportunities for Pekin-area businesses to succeed.

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Business After Hours Recap The Concorde Inn & Suites hosted the July 8th

Business After Hours. Owner Bill Griffin talked about

some of the latest improvements, while chamber

members enjoyed food, beverages and door prizes.

State Representative Mike Unes was presented with

the Illinois Chamber's Champion of Free Enterprise

Award.

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August 7 - Pekin 1st Committee

August 7 - Executive Committee

August 8 - Affordable Care Act Forum

August 8 - Business After Hours

August 9 - Puttin’ On Pekin

August 10 - Subway Miss Marigold Pageant

August 14 - Member Promotions Committee

August 14 - Transportation Committee

August 14 - Board of Directors

August 21 - Ambassador’s Meeting

August 21 - Marigold Festival Committee

August 24 - Women’s Marigold Golf Outing

August 27 - Business Advocacy Council

August 29 - Marigold Wine Tasting Chamber events and committee meetings Chamber events and committee meetings are listed on our online calendar:are listed on our online calendar:

Visit our website at www.pekinchamber.com and click Visit our website at www.pekinchamber.com and click

on Chamber Calendaron Chamber Calendar

Chamber Calendar of Events

Don't miss this opportunity to network with

fellow chamber members and community leaders

and learn more about one of our great

members . Call or email to RSVP!

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Thanks to all our sponsors who

make the

Pekin Marigold Festival so

special…

Ameren Marigold Festival Showcase

CEFCU Soda Stations

iTV-3 Kids Experience

Jimmy Johns Marigold Bags Tourney

Marigold Festival Parade, sponsored by Herget Bank

Pekin Insurance Festive Food Court

Pepsi Marigold Medallion Hunt

South Side Bank Art in the Park

Subway Miss Marigold Pageant

Unity Point Clinic, a festival supporter

Excalibur Seasoning, a festival supporter

East Court Village, a festival supporter

Savant Capital Management, a festival supporter

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Pekin Marigold Festival

September 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th

For more informaton,

check out

www.pekinchamber.com/

marigoldfestival

Entry forms are now available for

the 2013 Jimmy Johns

Marigold Bags Tourney. The event

will be held on Saturday,

September 7th beginning at

noon. More information is

available on the entry form at:

http://

www.pekinchamber.com/

images/Marigold13/

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RIBBON CUTTINGS

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Godfather’s Pizza Grand Re-Opening Representatives of the Pekin Area Chamber of

Commerce helped Godfather's Pizza celebrate their

Grand Re-Opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony on

July 19th. Even the " Godfather" was on hand for the

event. Godfather's Pizza recently finished updating

their restaurant with new furniture and fixtures and a

new self-serve Coke machine that offers more flavors

than you can imagine. The ribbon cutting was

followed by 4 hours of celebration for customers.

Godfather's Pizza is located at 2111 Court Street.

125 Salon Ribbon Cutting Representatives from the Pekin Area Chamber of

Commerce and the City of Pekin held a ribbon

cutting to welcome a new business to Pekin and the

chamber. 125 Salon, located at 125 N. Parkway

Drive is a hair care and nail care salon. It also offers

private suites to tenants that act as their own

business. JoEtta Hill is the manager, and other key

owners include Chris Swingle and Eric Hill, Owner.

They can be reached at (309) 620-8447.

Tower Loan Opens in Pekin

Tower Loan opened their Pekin office at 1019 Derby

Street on August 1st. Representatives from the City of

Pekin and the Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce held

a ribbon cutting to officially welcome them to

Pekin. Chris Carrico, senior supervisor/vice

president, assisted local manager Ashley Young with

the ribbon cutting. Tower Loan is a privately-owned

finance company, with over 170 branch offices in

Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, Alabama and

Louisiana. The company is regarded as one of the

largest and most progressive independent finance

companies in the nation. They can be reached locally

at 346-4013.

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Member Announcements

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Savant Capital Management, a nationally recognized fee

-only wealth management firm, announced it has been

recognized as a top RIA firm by Financial Advisor

magazine. The firm ranked 49th, moving up three spots

from last year’s ranking. This is Savant’s fifth consecutive

year ranking on this prestigious list.

Pekin Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of

accreditation in computed tomography (CT) as the result

of a recent review by the American College of Radiology

(ACR). The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the

highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is

awarded only to facilities meeting ACR Practice

Guidelines and Technical Standards after a peer-review

evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical

physicists who are experts in the field.

ICPR Family Practice broke ground on their new

office. The 12,000 square foot office will be located on

the corner of Barney and Griffin Avenues in Pekin behind

Big R. Construction will begin this month, with

completion expected in the spring of 2014.

The new building will allow the staff at ICPR to continue

to provide patients with excellent care while also allowing

for more growth and additional services in the

future. ICPR will post the progress of their new building

on their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/icpronline.

The Illinois Chamber of Commerce, JP Morgan

Chase, and the Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce

presented the Champion of Free Enterprise Award

to State Representative Mike Unes. The award

recognizes legislators in the Illinois General

Assembly who have made special contributions in

the defense of free enterprise and support pro-

business legislative policies to further economic

opportunities for Illinois businesses and their

employees.

For all the details regarding these

announcements, visit our blog:

http://pekinchamber.blogspot.com

Career Link in Pekin wants to help employers

train new workers. With federal Workforce

Investment Act (WIA) funds, Career Link is

seeking local employers who want to help

current dislocated workers re-enter the

workforce. It’s a win-win program! The

employer gets reimbursed up to 50% of the

trainee wages for up to six months and the

dislocated job seeker gets paid hands-on

training. Contact David Taylor at Career Link

309-347-8492 Ext 305 or

dtaylor@careerlink16.com for more information

about becoming an OJT worksite.

Employers Sought for On-the-

Job Training (OJT)

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Make sure to mark these upcoming

events! For more information, check out

our website at www.pekinchamber.com

SAVE THE DATES

As an employer, do you understand how the

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

will affect you and your employees?

Call (309)346-2106 to register. Free to

Chamber members

Thursday, August 8th 9:00 - 10:30

am KC Hall 715 N. 11th St.

ACA FORUM Sponsored by the Pekin Chamber

The Family and Business Showcase will be

February 15, 2014. Prepare for another fun

and family-friendly day celebrating Pekin’s

finest businesses!

FAMILY BUSINESS SHOWCASE

Friday, November 8

Who will be there? What will

be the theme?? Keep an eye

out for these answers and

more!

TRIVIA NITE

CHAMBER CHALLENGE

16th Annual Business

and Community

Recognition Luncheon–

October 24th

Marigold Festival Wine Tasting AT

Pekin Country Club Thursday, August 29th

5:00 - 8:00 p.m. $10.00 per person

Tickets available at the Chamber of Commerce

or Pekin Country Club

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President Tom Hornstein, Excalibur Seasoning Company

President Elect

Aindrea Balagna, Wolf, Tesar & Company

Vice President

Gregg Ratliff, Herget Bank

Treasurer

John Franks, Pekin Peoria Yellow Checker Cab Co.

Past President

Drew Leman, Leman Property Management

Board of Directors Larry Crouch, Monge Crouch & Mahoney

Amy Darling, Pekin Insurance

John Dennison, Ray Dennison Chevrolet

Zak Ehrmantraut, Springleaf Financial

Chad Gambetti, Pekin Trophy House / Engraved Gifts

Greg Henderson, Henderson Funeral Home

Gary Jepson, Pekin Hospital

Brad Juergens, Seico Security

Scott Kriegsman, Elliff, Dancey & Bosich, PC

Andrew Lockwood, Pekin Community Bank

Courtney Moessner, Tazewell County

Tee Rynerson, Jim Maloof Realtor

Becky Saban, BodyWealth Massage

Frank Shearer, Covenant Heating & Air

Laurie Barra, Mayor, City of Pekin

Board of Directors Ambassadors

John Abel, Preston Hanley Funeral Homes and

Crematory

Angie Atherton, McDaniels Marketing

Communications

Daryl Dagit, Savant Capital Management

Zak Ehrmantraut, Springleaf Financial Services

Jessica Eyler, Tebben Insurance Services

Jennifer Gray, Pekin Hospital

Brigitte Harper, Pekin Insurance

Arlene Heine-Meyer, World Wide Travel

Chip Hill, South Side Bank

Cathy Lusch, Herget Bank

Christie Perry, Pekin Hospital

Les Rosiere, Individual Member

Becky Saban, BodyWealth Massage

Robin Thomas, Chemtura Agrosolutions

Teresa Ann Tucker, Individual Member

David Vaupel, Preston Hanley Funeral Homes and

Crematory

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10 MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS Thank you for your support!

Website: www.pekinchamber.com

Email: info@pekinchamber.com

402 Court Street

Pekin IL 61554

Phone: (309) 346-2106

Fax: (309) 346- 2104

A To Z Rental ~ Atlas Supply Company ~ Bremer Jewelry ~ Carl & Nichols Shell

Center for Prevention of Abuse ~ Country Financial - Kris Goergen

Dirksen Congressional Center ~ Enviro-Safe Refrigerants, Inc.

Good Shepherd Lutheran School ~ Rose Hasler ~

ICPR Family Practice ~ Jim Jones ~ PDC Services, Inc. ~ Pekin Marathon

Peoria Logo (POGO) ~ Sign Shop ~ Tazewell County Farm Bureau ~ WMBD TV

*Big R of Pekin* *Farnsworth Group*

*Hanson Professional Services, Inc.* *Maurer-Stutz, Inc.*

*Tazewell County*

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